Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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v ' ' ' 'fill'- .-X Mgr xxx WAKIT be---nl S Y 7 Dx l. w u fggz E, W N4 57.4, U Ni L! Ii! L41 ji , 14 ,L Q.. P4 c it K2 1 9, ,ii N J Y W Second Row-Miss Hester Robinson, art: Miss Beulah Bennett, music: Harry E. Erickson, 9 ,A 1 music: Miss Jean Trowbridge, library. f dlrirst Row-Miss Eugenia. Andriano, office: Miss Beulah Metz, office: Miss Ruth Breit, H ca e . w Us s Q Liberal Arts Department and the Office M The curriculum of the art department is quite extensive. Color and design, draw- 1, . ing and perspective, commercial art, and stage craft are some of the fields that are 1 N 5 it covered. Outdoor sketching tours are conducted in the perspective classes, and ln- Q4 f terior decorating is studied in the color and design course. The stage craft class is ,gg 171, an innovation this year. The history of the theater is studied as a foundation for D '51 H the subject. Decorating is emphasized and an effort is made to express the atmosphere A I' A! of the play in the setting. Unusual lighing effects and new arrangements of painted A ,7'C' scenery, curtains, and plastic pieces are tried. The class makes all of the scenery for I' the school dramatic productions. Z lx. Eithercurricular or extra-curricular credit is given for the music courses. This 'A 7' department includes the orchestra, band, Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs and chorus N classes. These organizations present programs at different times during the school L4 L 1, year, and produce the annual operetta. The band played at all of the home athletic ,f contests, and together with the Boys' Glee Club, broadcast a program of Central songs. N The Girls' Glee Club sang at several churches and dinners. H , li The library, used jointly by Central and Junior College, is well equipped with ref- -A K erence books, current magazines and pamphlets. T 155, Instructions in the use of the library were given to all new students entering these ' schools the second semester. On an average, eighty books per school day are checked 15 out of the library, to say nothing of those not taken from the room. All of the busi- Qg iii. ness of the school is carried on through the office. The issuance of bulletins, check- N ing of absentees, recording of grades and ordering of supplies mentioned but a. few 'gl ,YS of the many duties of the secretaries. In the event of the absence of a teacher, the N11 Q, lg cadet teacher takes his class temporarily. This is a part of teacher training, and 7' Mi is required before a regular position can be secured. j A, i sf , 'Tre I lx' f ls X. fxkbx, ,n .N ' ,f . ' ' ,, ., iZT 'Z .V ' ., , ,ATT ., , Y 'Z ., M , '. .' ' '. ,,'If'i-L .QLL4 Pl A1545 L4 Till ki Page Twenty-one

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f-fjfgf-.WWM .1 -------e---we-- wry ,' ,f ,ft 2 f f f 1 . 5 ' 1 X' . -. ' 1, , ' W ,', . . ' 7 ' I X:,,..N --MQ! T- , h I ,- . .ff i. :VN Second Row-Milan B. Vvnllace, commercial law, industrial geography and penmanship and spelling: Miss Josephine Norwood, typewriting and stenographyg Miss Florise Pierson, steno- graphy, business English and typewriting: Leonard M. Goodwin, bookkeeping. First Row-Miss My'dred Heim, typewriting and stenographyg Miss Leolian Carter, geom- etry and algebra: Miss Freda Neal, geometry and algebra. Commercial and Mathematics Departments Central was one of the pioneer schools in the middle West to have a commercial department. This department, in 1919, became the foundation of the Robidoux Poly- technical High School, and then was transferred back to Central in 1927 when Robi- doux became a junior high school. The curriculum is extensive and includes com- mercial law, industrial geography, penmanship and spelling, bookkeeping, business English, typewriting and stenography. In the typewriting classes accuracy, with its sure resultant, speed, is emphasized. The students studying stenography take dictation of articles or actual business letters, and everything is transcribed, either orally or in type. The bookkeeping course is adapted to preparing the students either for home or office accounting. The chief ob- jects of business English are the study of the English of commerce and office train- ing. Spelling matches and writing drills are the principal activities in the penman- ship and spelling course. Commercial law includes a study of the legality of papers notes, and contracts, and industrial geography emphasizes the relation of geographical features to commerce. ' The requirements for graduation include one year of algebra. This subject, to- gether with plane geometry, college, algebra, solid geometry and trigonometry, com- poses the curriculum of the mathematics department. In the geometry classes- the text IS used only as a reference, and notebooks are used to record facts that the, t d t s u en s think out for themselves. The chief aim of this course is to develop the reasoning power, but the application of geometry to trades and professions is also considered. In the trigonometry class the solving of formulas and the application of these in working problems 1S emphasized. MISS Vera Txlson was added to the faculty of this depart- ment the second semester. - Page Twenty

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Em ' WAKITANW A N4 e. , .A ll . f ' . t it fe-e-ae., 'ggigpgjigx YA rm YA rag xxx rg Y.?31fft13fAX12f,,X V55 ' 1 Nr Q! A-f - rp l tl! , pq, C? 3 i adn if 14 ' , 1 N4' if ,aw XE J. WVinders,. printing: Miss Esther Pennington, foods and industrial geography: Miss Mary Young, clothing: S. E. Elliot, mechanical drawlng, lathe and bench. l I Q ,J is ' EJ r V Vocatlonal Departments ,fi C . -X XI Printing is among the subjects formerly taught at Robidoux, and was introduced fi into Central's curriculum only two years ago, when Robidoux was combined with Cen- Q , Q1 tral. All of the printing of disciplinary cards, grade cards, registration blanks, passes, ly ' 'F absentee slips and like forms used in conducting the school, not only for Central and M4 X E Junior College, but also for the other four high schools in the city, is done by these N4 5 classes. A conservative estimate of the commercial value of the printing done by the ,J 'V li Central print shop for the school district during the year from June, 1928, to June, 1 74, 1929, was approximately S2,000. lx The foods' department offers a unique and interesting course. Instead of merely 1 QA learning methods of cooking various dishes, each meal is taken up separately, and all 'N i ' 1 of the foods involved are studied. Complete meals are planned and served. The stu- ix: 1: Sq. dents' thus become familiar with the correct setting of the table, the etiquette of serv- ,Ji ing, and good table manners. The most attractive ways of fixing foods are studied, so Q-sql ' il that they may appeal to the eye as well as to the taste. The students also discuss food J t X values. Ideal kitchens, with the best equipment possible for making them convenient ,-'Qt V and pleasant to work in, are planned. ,NY The clothing department is an important part of the domestic science course. An 5 ' attempt is made to develop the students' knowledge of textiles so that they may make 'Y ,I suitable selections of materials. The Wise expenditure of money and the choice of be- coming styles are emphasized. In addition to learning to plan and construct various 14 lpfjl types of garments properly, the care and repair of clothing is taught. Style and color , jc in relation to the individual type is studied in detail. The students work out budgets if JXQ for each garment made. Every spring a style show is given. The best dresses are MA chosen and are exhibited by their makers. x ' R The mechanical drawing course is of great benefit to students who desire to be- , X 3 come engineers. The work must, of necessity, differ with the individual student, but the if , 71 learning of a graphical language is emphasized. The students studying bench and Q1 , lathe construct various pieces of furniture. These range from cedar chests and beds to tables and taborets, and are displayed at the exhibit held each spring. Lamps re- J 1 quiring electricalwiring are also made. In addition to this, these classes make cabi- Xi l , nets, shelves, and tables for some of the school rooms. 4' xg M in 4 -A ffm f-M ,J MS-igi,ilfillw4 Psi.- Page Twenty-two